Area Obituaries
NAOMI LEONTINE BEEN Naomi Leontine (Minnick) Been, 88, passed away January 2, 2016 surrounded by loved ones at the Des Moines Mercy West Lakes Hospital. Services were held at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, Iowa with visitation Tuesday, January 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. and the funeral service…
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DORIS ELFREDA SOUTH Doris Elfreda (Jarvis) South was born July 1, 1914 in Carnigee, Oklahoma. While still a baby, her family moved to the Maloy, Iowa area where she grew up along with her six brothers and sisters. She was the daughter of James and Mary Belle (Fertig) Jarvis. Older brothers were James Eldon Jarvis,…
Read MoreTHOMAS (JAMIE) SUBLETT Thomas (Jamie) Sublett, a long-time resident of Ringgold County, Iowa, passed away at The Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, Colorado on January 4, 2016. He was 66 years old and had been battling cancer for several years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Anna Sublett. He is…
Read MoreMILDRED HELENE STRONG BOYD Mildred Helene Strong Boyd was born July 8, 1924 in Page County, Iowa. She graduated from Clarinda High School and the American Institute of Business (AIB). Mildred lived most of her life in Tingley, Iowa. She moved to Olathe, Kansas in 2009 to be near family. She died at Kansas…
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JOHN WILSON HOLMES John Wilson Holmes of Mount Ayr, Iowa, passed away at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston, Iowa on December 28, 2015, at the age of sixty-eight years. John was born in Kellerton, Iowa, on August 24, 1947, to the union of Wilson Henry Holmes and Amy Ruth (Dady) Holmes. He attended the…
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EDITH L. WOOD Edith L. Wood, formerly of Tingley, Iowa passed away December 20, 2015 at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr at the age of 101. She was born July 24, 1914 in Good Hope, Missouri to Alvah and Laura Hammond. She married her husband, Keith, in November of 1939. To this union three children…
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DOROTHY IRENE SOBOTKA Dorothy Irene Sobotka was born September 30, 1920 at the family home south of Diagonal to Otto and Albena (Jezek) Sobotka and passed away December 22, 2015 at the Mount Ayr Healthcare Center. Dorothy attended school until sixth grade in Diagonal then went to Siloam Country School until eighth grade. Dorothy had many…
Read MoreBARBARA NOVAK Barbara Novak, daughter of Julius and Bessie Suren, was born October 25, 1917 in Connecticut. She married Robert “Bob” Novak, formerly of Benton, Iowa. Barbara passed away December 15, 2015 in Sterling, Virginia. Survivors include her husband Robert Novak of Sterling, VA; daughter Terry; brother-in-law George Novak of Creston; other relatives and friends.…
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ERIC L. REASLAND Eric L. Reasland, 39, of Creston, died Wed. Dec. 16, 2015 in Murray, from injuries suffered in a grain bin accident. Celebration of Life Services were 10:30 a.m. Wed. Dec. 23, 2015 at the Powers Funeral Home junction of highway 34 and 25 in Creston. Rev. Pete Brantner and Rev. Daniel Moore…
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CURT TURNER Curt Turner, 62, of Creston died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at his home in Creston. Celebration of Life Services were held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Mary O’ Riley and Pastor Jim Woodworth officiated the service. There was a time of visitation, food and fellowship following the service…
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JERRY POTTORFF Jerry Pottorff, 71, passed away at his home Monday, November 16, 2015. Jerry was born December 14, 1943 in Grant City, MO to Ivan and Maxine Pottorff. He was a 1962 graduate of Mount Ayr high school and was a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University. Jerry retired as senior Vice President of…
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PATRICIA LEE BRABY Patricia Lee Rusk was born July 31, 1937 in Mount Ayr, Iowa to Earl and Opal (Ceciel) Rusk. Pat grew up in Mount Ayr and graduated from Mount Ayr High School. On December 30, 1956 she was united in marriage to Kenny Scott. To…
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